The Team
We're a competitive bunch...On and off the job.
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Dylan Barnard Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Dylan Barnard.
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Amber Bimson Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Amber Bimson.
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Anne Ubert Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Anne Ubert.
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Michelle Breitburg Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Michelle Breitburg.
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Britny Weaver Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Britny Weaver.
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Jeffrey Talani Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jeffrey Talani.
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Emily Linker Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Emily Linker.
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Myra Searles Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Myra Searles.
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Andrea Brown Account Manager
Meet Andrea Brown.
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Zach Johnson Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Zach Johnson.
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Ste’ffon Jones Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ste’ffon Jones.
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Samantha Hanor Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Samantha Hanor.
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Kim Dupps Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Kim Dupps.
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Katrina Bruce Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Katrina Bruce.
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Janet Tufnell Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Janet Tufnell.
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Camry Johnson Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Camry Johnson.
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Brittni Alston Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Brittni Alston.
Brittni is one of our experienced recruiters, and one of our non-Texans-hailing from Charlotte North Carolina.
A couple of her favorite things are the Golden State Warriors, Steph Curry, and brunching! She comes from a blended family, and has a seven month old herself. She doesn’t do as much now, but used to blog alot in her early twenties
She loves recruiting because she loves the process of connecting with new clinicians and the close knit family feel at Focus Staff.
One of her favorite quotes is “No one can make you feel inferior to others without your consent” -Eleanor Roosevelt
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Ariel Eck Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ariel Eck.
Ariel was born and raised in a small town in Indiana, and works remotely for Focus Staff.
She’s an avid fan of both the New England Patriots, and the St Louis Cardinals. She has a nine year old son, and a four year old daughter. She also has a golden retriever named Brady (yes she loves the Patriots) and a weird obsession with going to Orange Theory classes. She says she is a very positive person, and that may annoy some people. Those people just might have to deal with it I guess??
One of her favorite quotes is “Life is a party once you realize it is”
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Adrienne Rowe Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Adrienne Rowe.
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Allison Corrente Account Manager
Meet Allison Corrente.
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Dallas Crawford Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Dallas Crawford.
Dallas was born in Las Cruces New Mexico, but then grew up in Frisco Texas. The move was actually because he was bitten on the head by a snake. Ouch! He loves his New Orleans Saints, and Drew Brees. He has a German Shorthaired Pointer named Lola, and he also used to bowl professionally- so dont challenge him on the lanes!
He loves recruiting because it gives him the opportunity to give back to a community that has sacrificed so much to save the lives of millions.
His favorite quote is from the big book, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act” -Proverbs 3:27
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Maurisha Alston Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Maurisha Alston.
Maurisha is one of our remote recruiters hailing from the city of Charlotte North Carolina. She was born in Raleigh North Carolina and raised in Wake Forest North Carolina. This obviously makes her loyal to her beloved UNC Tarheels, and Carolina Panthers. She also loves the king-Lebron James!
She is a self described “omnivert”, adores her seven year old son, and also really enjoys playing sand volleyball.
She loves what she does at Focus Staff because she is helping people. Placing travelers on assignments across the nation gets facilities and patients the help they need and allows travelers to make a great living for themselves. She loves that about Focus Staff, and the fact that we have fun doing it!
One of her favorite expressions comes from her ‘daddy’. “Life is a game of chess, not checkers.”
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Jason Merkt Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jason Merkt.
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Katy Stedman Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Katy Stedman.
Katy was born in Methuen Massachusetts and grew up in Danville New Hampshire. (sub 5000 residents. Her dads side of the family was part of the original families to live there and still do now) She was a competitive dancer for fifteen years doing; hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet and lyrical. She can also rap “Baby Got Back” start to finish acapella. Please test her on that ability!
In her spare time, she loves crafting. You can find her working on a new painting, or refurbishing furniture or creating a whole new piece. (she has a coffee and and end table that she made from scratch) She has a three year old Australian shepherd named Bentley, three African dwarf frogs (Ziggy, Squirt, and Shakira) and two fish (Stu and Lou). Wow!
She loves recruiting for Focus Staff, because at the end of the day, we are all collectively dedicated to servicing our healthcare professionals. These same healthcare professionals are the ones out there, on the front lines making a difference!
Her favorite quote is “Thousands of Candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared” That is profound stuff!
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Amanda Krause Account Manager
Meet Amanda Krause.
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Jessika Smith Perm Placement Recruiter
Meet Jessika Smith.
Jessika is a passionate Permanent Placement recruiter who loves listening to the colorful stories of the talented professionals she works with and helping them find fulfillment in their careers. A bit of a nomad, she has lived in 4 other states (New York, North Carolina, Florida and New Jersey) before calling Texas home. When she’s not working, you can find Jessika exploring DFW with her husband and son or relaxing at home with their dog and two cats. Never a dull moment in the Smith house! And that’s the way she likes it.
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Chelsea Sanders Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Chelsea Sanders.
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Kaylee Boyd Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Kaylee Boyd.
Working relentlessly to be able to get the job done after three years in different backgrounds of recruiting. I always put the candidate first and support them in any opportunities that Focus Staff Offer.
With being a natural Snowbird that fell in love with Florida to almost being the girl that never wants to leave her boat. I go out on Water Skiing and Wake Boarding with my family on my time off. Recruiting is something that I am passionate about and never see myself doing anything else.
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Kyle Deaton Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Kyle Deaton.
Born and raised in Des Moines, IA. Moved to D/FW after HS. Northern at heart. Stayed for the warm weather. Worked in clinical and corporate healthcare for past 10 years prior to Focus Staff. COVID summer let me re-binge watch all my fav shows – peaky blinders, psych, sherlock. Chipotle is life – life is Chipotle. If you don’t catch me with a chicken bowl in hand it will probably be a sushi roll instead.
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Candi Wagoner Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Candi Wagoner.
Prior to Focus Staff, Candi was in Real Estate and Retail Management and with her daughter going to Nursing School, this career change finally felt right! She’s also a mom to two fur-babies, Rottweilers and shih tzu, great combo right. Candi was a competitive volleyball athlete for 25 years, so naturally she is driven to never stop, which makes her FS material.
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Ryan Banker Strategic Account Manager
Meet Ryan Banker.
Ryan may not be a healthcare professional doing travel assignments however has done his share moving around the country. He is originally from Delaware, however, has made his way around between Fort Lauderdale where he got his healthcare staffing career started and now resides in Atlanta, GA. Ryan has been doing the account management and business development side of healthcare staffing for going on 5 years now and always tries to go about every day with a student mentality to learn every day.
When Ryan is not helping health care facilities staff their needs he enjoys being with his wife, playing in recreational kickball and volleyball leagues, and cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles.
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McKenzie DiNome Strategic Account Manager
Meet McKenzie DiNome.
McKenzie is originally from NY, and now lives in South Florida. She has been in the health care staffing industry for over 16 years. McKenzie is known for her impressive work ethic and absolute dedication to her clients. Every day she wakes up feeling grateful for the opportunity to place clinicians in communities that really need them.
On the weekends, you can find her spending quality time with her two young sons, either on the football field or at a Community Center for theater. Her family also loves the beach and spends as much time as possible enjoying the Florida weather. When not outdoors, she is in the kitchen perfecting her family’s Italian recipes
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Ragene Comanche Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ragene Comanche.
Ragene aka “Gena” Comanche was born and raised in Arlington Texas, just outside of Dallas.
She loves cooking, binging on Netflix dramas, playing Dominos, and writing in her spare time.
Her favorite movie is Next Friday (RIP Debo). She has two beautiful pitbulls/fur babies named Rose’ and a boy named Kilo.
She loves recruiting and what she does because of the relationships she is building with people from all over the country and with different backgrounds.
Words she ascribes and lives to are “the only limitations you’ll ever have are those that you place upon yourself.”
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Jon Pedoulas Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jon Pedoulas.
Jon is originally from Jacksonville Florida, and now lives in San Antonio Texas.
He has been in the industry for a couple years now, and in this brief time, he has shown to be a extremely competent and high performing recruiter.
In his spare time, he loves to hike with his wife and dogs, play tennis, go golfing, and watch football.
He has a full house at present, with 3 dogs and 3 cats. His vacuum cleaner definitely gets a workout!
His favorite thing about healthcare recruiting is getting to work with awesome nurses every day and learn their personal stories. Every day in recruiting is different, and he loves being able to impact someone’s life and career in the positive. -
Angela Housey-Spruill Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Angela Housey-Spruill.
Angela is one of our few North-easterners, and was born and raised in Stamford Connecticut.
She has been married for a really long time and is very happy about it too! She has three amazing sons, all of whom are grown. She does very much, miss them being small however. She looks forward to becoming a grandmother but thats all still in the works.
Her favorite movie is “Collateral Beauty” and she loves taking long drives and blogging in her spare time. She loves her house plants, so much so that she sings to them. Hey, whatever it takes to keep those little babies happy!
She has been in the travel nurse space for quite some time, and really loves helping nurses get awesome jobs and make great money while doing it. In her words, she loves to “help people get to their placed called ‘better’!”
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Angelina Jacobs Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Angelina Jacobs.
Angelina was originally born in Charleston South Carolina, but was raised in sunny Tampa Bay. She has now been in the industry several years, as a top producer, and knows her way around a travel assignment or two!
She loves to travel, enjoy new ‘foodie’ spots, and has a passion for live jazz and live music altogether.
She rescued a chichuaha mix, that is the feistiest but also sweetest dog ever. She considers the doggie, her second daughter along with her 9 year old ‘human’ daughter.
Her favorite thing about her job is building long term relationships with her travelers and living their journeys vicariously. -
Drew Dougherty Account Manager
Meet Drew Dougherty.
Drew was born in Dallas, and then spent most of his formative years growing up in the suburbs just north of Dallas.
His favorite movie is either War Dogs, or Wolf of Wall Street. We promise he doesn’t act anything like that guy however. He loves to get out on the lake for the water sports. He also loves to play golf any chance he can.
He is a proud alum of the University of Oklahoma, and hes not the first in his family. His grandparents, parents, and his sister all went to OU as well.
He has since been in the staffing business every since graduation. In his words, “I love what I do because I’m in the people business. Its hard not to love that.”
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Marybel Martinez Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Marybel Martinez.
Marybel was born in Dallas Texas, and then raised in the northern suburbs thereafter.
She is the mother of three wonderful “babies” as she calls them. Their ages are 17, 15, and 12 so not exactly babies anymore!
Prior to working at Focus Staff, she worked with pediatrics in a clinic setting and loved working with the patients and their families.She is a self described “homebody” but does love to host house parties. She loves any movie with Leonardo DiCaprio in it, or Gerard Butler, or Brad Pitt of course.
She loves recruiting because she gets to talk to such a wide variety of people everyday. Getting to know them, their motivations, and their background is such a fun part of her work. She says calling a candidate with a job offer is a thrill like no other!
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Ashley Huffer Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Ashley Huffer.
Ashley is one of our top recruiters, and is definitely a formidable force in the healthcare staffing space. She grew up and was raised in Fort Worth Texas. She graduated with a degree in Anthropology with a focus in culture and design-with a minor in political science and history. Its no wonder why she got into healthcare staffing! (wink wink) She loves learning what makes people tick and truly finding the best way to communicate with them and finding out what they truly value. She has three fur babies, two huskies and a malamute. She will show you pictures if you ask!
She loves recruiting because it allows her to help people achieve their goals, and make great income.
Her favorite expression is “Today you are are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” -Dr Seuss
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Nicole Messer Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Nicole Messer.
Nicole is one of our All Star Recruiters and has a loyal following of healthcare professionals. We can credit that to both her charisma and her expertise in the industry. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas-Nicole is a huge Cowboys fan and a huge Texas A&M fan. She believes one of her most unique characteristics is her dimples. She has a Russian blue cat, and will likely show you pictures if you ask.
In her words “I love my job because of the relationships I have with my people. There’s nothing better than working to find, develop and manage some incredible talent and watch as they flourish on an assignment we fought hard to get!”
Her favorite expression is “Work hard, play harder” and we all agree with that! -
Toni Papamihalis Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Toni Papamihalis.
Toni was born and raised here in Dallas, Texas. She comes from both Greek and Salvadorian descent. If having trouble, her last name is pronounced “Poppa-ma-hal-is.” We know, lots of vowels there.
She loves collecting jewelry, sneakers, comedies, shopping, eating and her two husky dogs.
Prior to working at Focus Staff, she was involved in hiring for Target. She has always been drawn to the people side of business, and loves helping travelers find great assignments while helping them make rewarding paychecks.
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Gabriele Darko Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Gabriele Darko.
Gabriele, also known as “Gabby” around here is one of our top recruiters and has built a loyal following of travelers in her time with Focus. She was raised in far North Dallas.
She is a part time hair stylist and braider. If you get the opportunity to do video calls with her or see her on social media, you can see her look changes quickly too! She is part of a royal family back in her home country of Ghana, and thats pretty neat! She might be our only royalty on staff!
She loves recruiting because she enjoys making great connections with people, and getting to know them on a personal level. One of her favorite expressions is from her pastor “Time is a Factor.” Feel free to ask her about the significance of that!
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Jennifer Hale Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jennifer Hale.
Jennifer is from San Mateo, California! You can catch Jennifer enjoying outdoor activities, listening to music, and spending time with her granddaughter and fur babies. She loves animals, tattoos and traveling. Jennifer has traveled to every country and excited to knock 8 states in the US off her list. She must admit that Belize and Honduras were one of her favorite adventures!
Jennifer’s friend of 15 years introduced her to recruiting. Now they are both happy employees at Focus Staff. Jennifer states, “the best thing about my position is being able to help healthcare professionals get positions that they love and seeing travelers explore the world!”
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Delaney Damon Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Delaney Damon.
Delaney is one of our few employees who isn’t from Texas. We won’t hold that against her. She is originally from Arvada Colorado, and has spent a number of years in the service industry. She had a lot of experience in recruiting and management there, and loves the idea of doing so in the healthcare space. Since she is new to Dallas, she is often getting out and exploring her new city and its restaurant scene. If she is having a bad day, she believes she can “toss my hair into a messy bun, put on some rap, and then I can handle about anything!”
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Jordi Trinidad Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Jordi Trinidad.
Jordi was born in Mexico City, and raised in Arlington Texas. He loves soccer, and Real Madrid is his favorite team.
He is passionate about technology, fashion, fitness, and design. That is why he loves the Focus Staff’s modern office design so much.
He got into recruiting, because he loves being the connection on jobs, and helping people make more money in traveling. Before getting into recruiting and graduating college, he worked at Home Depot. So if you have any questions on flooring, or dryers, he is your guy!
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Dalena Le Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Dalena Le.
Dalena was born in California and has now lived half of her life in California, and half in Texas.
One of her favorite sayings is “Every day may not be good, but there is good in every day.” She is passionate about happiness and being a positive force.
She got into recruiting because she wanted to start a new adventure, and chapter in her life.
When she’s not recruiting, you can find her reading, writing poetry and spoken word. *snaps*
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Holly Boyes Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Holly Boyes.
Originally born in Houston Texas, and raised by two “amazingly supportive” parents. Holly claims her three best friends to be her younger brother and two older sisters. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Public Relations. She loves hiking, and has struggled her way to the top of Colorado peaks. She is also a pretty solid golfer. Her true calling is to give back to others, and loves the opportunity to help healthcare professionals find amazing jobs.
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Shari Sally Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Shari Sally.
A lifelong native of Dallas Texas, and Dallas Cowboys lover. Sunday football games, are what brought her family together weekly. She has been a successful nursing recruiter for 4 years now, and believes its her true calling. She loves helping people, both inside of work and out. When shes not busy finding amazing travel assignments for her folks, you may find her cooking, dancing, or traveling. You may also find her with her best friend; her 97 year old grandmother who she says is one of the most wise and funny people she has ever known.
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Darryl Clark Healthcare Recruiter
Meet Darryl Clark.
Born and bred in Dallas, Darryl is a huge fan of the Mavericks. MFFL (that’s Mavs Fan for Life, for those not in the know). Before joining Focus Staff and getting into the staffing industry, Darryl was a Baptist Missionary, going on missionary trips to Albania and the Czech Republic. A life long student, Darryl is devoted to learning something new every day. You may find him sending a daily motivational quote, or thought for the day. Now, who doesn’t appreciate that?!?
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John Francis Senior Recruiter II
Meet John Francis.
With Focus Staff for over 8 years now, this U.S. Marine was built for a challenge. Which is why he’s so good at what he does: helping health care professionals find their perfect 13-week assignments and backing them up the whole way. Oh, and if you’re ever in a pizza eating contest with him, prepare to lose.